Caught up in a meeting

Grammar usage guide and real-world examples

"Yes, I was sorry to miss the event, but I got caught up in a meeting on another new project," Mr. Palmer said by phone from Brisbane on Sunday, adding that the project had to do neither with mining, the cornerstone of his considerable wealth, nor with shipping, but something "completely new".

On the day that I meet him at his studio in Covent Garden, he is extremely busy, caught up in a meeting to discuss the hats he's making for Raf Simons's debut couture collection for Christian Dior.

In the evening he held his first council meeting, then in the following days quickly became caught up in a flurry of meetings and event planning, including for a series of block parties aimed at bringing the town back together.

Many community activists, caught up in a flurry of meetings and organizing during recent days, said the 400,000member black community about a third of the city's population was being drawn together as never before as a result of the shootings.

His preferred public image — the straight-talking maverick — did not emerge until well after 1989, when he became one of five senators caught up in a scandal over meetings with savings and loan regulators on behalf of Mr. Keating, a wealthy donor.

"People get caught up in a competitive display," he continued.

"I got caught up in a bidding war," he said.

But "you get caught up in a craze," she said.

— we are caught up in a good caper.

Traditional universities are caught up in a perfect storm.

"You can get caught up in a car chase.